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FEX 2509 Delivers More Performance For x86 Binaries On ARM64 Linux

1 hodina 59 min zpět
FEX 2509 is out today as the latest monthly update to this open-source emulator allowing unmodified x86/x86_64 games and applications to run in ARM64 Linux environments...

AMD openSIL Production Phase Reaffirmed For 2026

3 hodiny 18 min zpět
One of the AMD software initiatives we have been most excited about in recent times has been openSIL. AMD openSIL is working toward open-source CPU silicon initialization that will jive better with the likes of Coreboot and ultimately replace their existing AGESA implementation. AMD openSIL is expected to span AMD's wide gamut of processors from client/embedded through server offerings. It's still looking to be on track for production readiness in 2026...

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Linux Performance Improving But Short Of AMD Ryzen & Intel Core Ultra

6 hodin 52 min zpět
Back in May we provided an initial look at the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptop performance on Ubuntu Linux with the upstream support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1E maturing, more laptops becoming supported, and the Ubuntu X1E "Concept" ISOs enhancing the end-user experience. The performance was okay but short of expectations. Months later we are revisiting the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Linux performance on the newest Ubuntu Concept ISOs and newer firmware that is providing a much better experience albeit still not as competitive as the newest AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and Intel Core Ultra laptops under Linux.

Ubuntu's Launchpad Deprecating Code Imports From CVS & Subversion

7 hodin 12 min zpět
Canonical's Launchpad service that is closely aligned with the Ubuntu project is finally deprecating code imports from CVS and Subversion repositories that go through the defunct Bazaar...

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 13.0 Update 1 Brings Some Performance Enhancements

7 hodin 58 min zpět
Released just over one month ago was the general availability of CUDA 13.0 while out this week is CUDA 13.0 Update 1 as the first incremental step forward to CUDA 13...

Linux Sensor Driver Coming For GPD Handhelds

9 hodin 40 min zpět
The upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel cycle is likely to see the new "gpd-fan" driver merged as a hardware monitoring driver for the increasing number of GPD gaming handheld devices...

Fedora's Modern OS Installer UI Working Well & Expanding Scope Before Deprecating GTK UI

10 hodin 8 min zpět
The long-in-development web-based user interface for the Anaconda installer used by Fedora (and Red Hat Enterprise Linux) continues maturing well and expanding its usage before eventually seeing the Anaconda GTK-based UI deprecated in the future...

Fedora 44 Considering Additional Kernel Hardening For Better Security

10 hodin 25 min zpět
A change proposal has been filed to mitigate additional kernel vulnerabilities/attacks via additional kernel tuning by default...

KDE Plasma 6.4.5 Released With Fix For "Extreme Stuttering" On Intel Graphics

10 hodin 48 min zpět
KDE Plasma 6.4.5 is out today as the newest monthly point release for the current Plasma 6.4 desktop series. Making this month's Plasma 6 point release notable are a number of KWin compositor fixes...

AlmaLinux 10.1 To Offer Expanded Software Selection With New Repository Default

20 hodin 11 min zpět
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL 10) downstream AlmaLinux 10 is further distinguishing itself from alternatives by enabling its CRB repository by default. This will be rolling out as an update to AlmaLinux 10.0 and as part of the upcoming AlmaLinux 10.1 point release...

New Linux Patches Enhance Intel Nested Virtualization Performance On Linux

8. Září 2025 - 22:45
A new set of Linux kernel patches posted today work to improve the nested VMX performance for benefiting Intel processors making use of KVM virtualization...

First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

8. Září 2025 - 14:55
Microsoft is preparing to ship Windows 11 25H2 as their newest incremental update to their operating system. Windows 11 25H2 is currently available via their preview channel in advance of the formal public release in October. With Canonical also putting the finishing touches on their Ubuntu 25.10 release also due for a stable release in October, here are some benchmarks looking at how those competing operating systems are fairing in various CPU benchmarks on the same hardware.

KDE Plasma 6 On Wayland Can Work Fine On FreeBSD

8. Září 2025 - 14:12
While the BSDs don't see nearly as much activity around Wayland as the desktop Linux distributions and they continue to predominantly rely on the X.Org Server by default, the modern KDE Plasma 6 desktop can in fact work fine on Wayland under FreeBSD 14 and the upcoming FreeBSD 15.0 release...

Linux 6.18 To Introduce Support For Next-Gen eUSB2V2 Web Cameras

8. Září 2025 - 12:00
Thanks to work by open-source Intel software engineers over the past few months, the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel is expected to add support for Embedded USB2 Version 2.0 "eUSB2V2" for supporting next-generation, higher-resolution laptop web cameras...

XFS File-System Ready To Enable Online Fsck Support By Default

8. Září 2025 - 11:16
The XFS file-system is ready to declare their online file-system checking "fsck" support in good enough shape for enabling by default in new kernel builds. Plus other XFS alterations ahead of Linux 6.18 that is expected to be this year's LTS kernel version...

Linux Looks Ready To Introduce "Sheaves" For Opt-In Per-CPU Array-Based Caching Layer

8. Září 2025 - 10:56
A patch series that has been in development for a while now introduces the concept of "sheaves" for an opt-in, per-CPU and array-based caching layer for the SLUB kernel allocator. It looks like the sheaves patches are likely to be introduced for the Linux 6.18 kernel if no objections are raised...

AMD-Xilinx Versal TRNG Driver Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.18

8. Září 2025 - 10:34
A new AMD driver set to be introduced in the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel cycle barring any last minute problems is a TRNG driver for Versal SoCs...

Linux 6.17-rc5 Released With NVIDIA "Nouveau" Driver Stability Issues Addressed

7. Září 2025 - 23:30
Linux 6.17-rc5 is out for testing as the newest weekly release candidate as we near the stable Linux 6.17 release in late September...

Intel Preps Wildcat Lake Display Support For Linux 6.18, "enable_panel_replay" Option

7. Září 2025 - 15:14
In addition to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver updates sent out this week in advance of the Linux 6.18 kernel, there was also a batch of drm-intel-next updates also submitted for predominantly display-related changes to the open-source Intel driver...

Hangover 10.14 Released With Updated FEX, Box64 & DXVK

7. Září 2025 - 14:28
Hangover is the open-source project that leverages Wine to allow running x86 32-bit and 64-bit Windows applications on AArch64 Linux systems. Hangover pairs Wine with an emulator like Box64 or FEX for the x86/x86_64 to AArch64 translation while also eyeing other CPU architecture support too...